Anoint (To)

"to anoint, smear, consecrate." A common word in both ancient and modern Hebrew, mashah is also found in ancient Ugaritic. It occurs approximately 70 …

Chariotry

"chariotry; chariot units; chariot horse; chariot; train; upper millstone." The noun rekeb appears 119 times and in all periods of biblical Hebrew.The…

Load

"load; burden; tribute; delight." The 43 occurrences of this word are scattered throughout the periods of biblical Hebrew. The word means that which i…

Messiah

"anointed one; Messiah." Of the 39 occurrences of mashîah, none occurs in the wisdom literature. They are scattered throughout the rest of biblical li…

Rebel (To)

"to rebel, be contentious." The meaning of "being rebellious" is limited to the Hebrew language, as the meaning of this verb in other Semitic language…

Return (To)

"to return or go back, bring back." This verb occurs in several Semitic languages (not in Phoenician-Punic and Ethiopic) including Ugaritic (1550-1200…